Surah Sad 38:86 — translation and meaning

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قُلْ مَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُتَكَلِّفِينَ

Word by Word

قُلْ
qul
Say
مَا
ma
Not
أَسْأَلُكُمْ
asalukum
I ask of you
عَلَيْهِ
alayhi
for it
مِنْ
min
any
أَجْرٍ
ajrin
payment
وَمَا
wama
and not
أَنَا
ana
I am
مِنَ
mina
of
الْمُتَكَلِّفِينَ
al-mutakalifina
the ones who pretend

Transliteration

Qul maaa as'alukum 'alaihi min ajrinw wa maaa ana minal mutakallifeen

Translation

Say, [O Muhammad], "I do not ask you for the Qur'an any payment, and I am not of the pretentious

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Say - O Messenger, to these idolaters: “I do not ask you for any reward for the advice I convey to you, and I am not of the pretentious by bringing more than what I have been ordered with.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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